rödhake

Swedish

Etymology

Either: röd +‎ hake, variant of hakel, related to English hackle. Same word found in mässhake.[1]

or

röd +‎ hake, variant of haka (“chin”).[2]

Noun

rödhake c

  1. a robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Declension
Declension of rödhake 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rödhake rödhaken rödhakar rödhakarna
Genitive rödhakes rödhakens rödhakars rödhakarnas

References
  1. rödhake in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
  2. röd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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